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The International Joint Commission (IJC) today announced that it will hold public hearings on the final report of its International Lake of the Woods and Rainy River Watershed Task Force (Task Force). The Task Force report to the IJC, released today, makes recommendations on how the United States...
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in the Lake Ontario-St.Lawrence River system.
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Rich Moy officially joined the International Joint Commission (IJC) as a Commissioner of the U.S. Section today, following his appointment by President Barack Obama and confirmation by the U.S. Senate. For 27 years, Commissioner Moy focused on collaborative, strategic and science-based approaches to...
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The Director of the International Joint Commission's Great Lakes Regional Office, Dr. Saad Jasim, and co-authors recently received the International Ozone Association's Harvey Rosen Award for 2009-2010. The Harvey Rosen Award recognizes the best paper published in Ozone: Science & Engineering (OS&E)...
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[Detroit, Michigan & Windsor, Ontario] – Today, the International Joint Commission (IJC) announced that the 2011 Great Lakes Water Quality Biennial Meeting will be held October 12-14 on the campus of Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. The theme of the meeting is “H 2O NOW”, emphasizing the...
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River system.
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Although the residents of Detroit and Windsor live in different countries, they are separated by a river that is little more than half a mile wide. In fact, they live so close to each other that they often breathe the same air. The International Joint Commission (IJC) is hosting two public meetings...
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in the Lake Ontario-St.Lawrence River system.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) invites public comment on progress to reduce the impacts of transboundary air pollution under the 1991 Canada-United States Air Quality Agreement. Achievements in both countries to meet Agreement goals are described in the Air Quality Agreement Progress...
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QUEBEC, Quebec - The Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Working Group met April 27 and 28 to continue the development of a potential new approach for improved management of water levels and flows in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River (LOSLR) system. At the meeting, the Working Group reviewed technical...
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Need to know when zebra mussels were first discovered in the Great Lakes? Need to know when key legislation and regulations were passed in both Canada and the U.S.? Then, visit http://www.ijc.org/rel/ais-timeline/ for an interactive, binational timeline of key events, discoveries and policy changes...
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IJC Commissioner to speak at a meeting of the American Bar Association Section of International Law. The Hon. Joe Comuzzi, Canadian Co-chair of the International Joint Commission, will speak at the 2011 Spring Meeting of the American Bar Association Section of International Law. This event brings...
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in the Lake Ontario-St.Lawrence River system.
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Binational Panel Advises U.S, Canada to Focus on Human Health Concerns in Great Lakes 15 th Biennial Report Stresses Need for an Updated Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement [Detroit, Michigan] – In a report released today, the International Joint Commission of Canada and United States (the...
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Dr. Saad Jasim, Director of the Great Lakes Regional Office of the International Joint Commission is inviting the public to join IJC Canadian Co-Chair Joe Comuzzi and the Honourable Sandra Pupatello, MPP (Windsor West) Ontario Minister of Economic Development and Trade, at the Clean Water Advanced...
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OTTAWA, Ontario – At its sixth meeting held February 15 and 16, the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Working Group discussed the elements of a potential new approach for managing water levels and flows in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River system. Topics discussed include: A draft Order of Approval...
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in the Lake Ontario-St.Lawrence River system.
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[Windsor, Ontario] - Building on the addition of three new scientists to the staff of the International Joint Commission's Great Lakes Regional Office (GLRO), the Commission announced today that four internationally-recognized experts have been appointed to the Great Lakes Science Advisory Board...
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The Great Lakes Regional Office of the International Joint Commission has launched a series of public seminars on critical Great Lakes issues. The first seminar was held on Tuesday, October 12th at the C.A.W. Student Centre at the University of Windsor and featured a presentation by Dr. Saad Jasim...
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The Canadian section of the International Joint Commission has appointed Ted Yuzyk to serve as acting secretary, starting on November 22nd. An internationally recognized water expert, Yuzyk brings to the post a unique combination of scientific expertise regarding both water quality and quantity...
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The Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Working Group held its fifth meeting in Washington, DC on November 8 and 9, 2010. At the meeting, the Working Group discussed the elements of a potential new approach for managing water levels and flows in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River system. The proposal...
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in the Lake Ontario-St.Lawrence River system.
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In response to the International Upper Great Lakes Study's report on the St. Clair River, and comments from the public on the report, the International Joint Commission (IJC) has issued a letter to the Study Board providing guidance on the ongoing work of the International Upper Great Lakes Study...
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River system.
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The Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Working Group held its fourth meeting in Toronto, Ontario on August 24, 2010. At the meeting, the Working Group discussed with its subgroup of technical experts a potential new approach for managing the flow of water in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River system...
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In letters sent to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary of State, the International Joint Commission (Commission) highlighted the potential ecological and economic costs that could arise if a large release of hazardous polluting substances were to occur in our shared waters. "The...
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) today issued a Supplementary Order of Approvalsuspending the requirement for minimum flows through gate number 1 of the St. Marys River Compensating Works. The requirement, established for fisheries habitat management, will be suspended from August 1, 2010...
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) is pleased to announce that it has established a Task Force to assist it with a review of binational management in the Lake of the Woods and Rainy River basin. The International Lake of the Woods and Rainy River Watershed Task Force will examine and make...
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At a meeting of the International Joint Commission (IJC) today, U.S. Section Chair Lana Pollack made a solemn declaration to faithfully and impartially perform the duties assigned under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Ms. Pollack was appointed to the IJC by President Barack Obama, effective on June 26...
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In letters dated June 17, 2010, the Governments of Canada and the United States asked the International Joint Commission (IJC) to examine and make recommendations regarding the bi-national management of the Lake of the Woods and Rainy River system and the IJC's potential role in this management. "We...
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) today released a major binational assessment of the threats to groundwater in the Great Lakes basin. Groundwater in the Great Lakes basin is similar in volume to Lake Michigan and provides a source of drinking water for millions of basin residents. Yet this...
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On November 9, 2009, the International Joint Commission wrote to the governments of Canada and the United States requesting their consideration to modify the scope of work of the International Upper Great Lakes Study Board (the Study Board) to include an evaluation of possible climate change...
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in the Lake Ontario-St.Lawrence River system.
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The International Joint Commission is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Saad Jasim as Director of the Great Lakes Regional Office. Dr. Jasim was the First CEO of the Walkerton Clean Water Centre and played a major role in establishing the Centre to make it a leader in the drinking water...
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in the Lake Ontario-St.Lawrence River system.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) is inviting public comment on the report of its International Upper Great Lakes Study Board entitled Impacts on Upper Great Lakes Water Levels: St. Clair River. Comments will be received at public meetings, teleconferences, our website or by mail and email...
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Working Group News Backgrounder IJC Proposal Proposal documents About the proposal Public meetings How to comment The Review About the process News Comments received Transcripts Submissions Background 1956 Order LOSL Study Key documents The Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Working Group held its...
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) announced today that it will hold public consultations from March 22‐31, 2010 to invite comment on the report of its International Upper Great Lakes Study Board entitled Impacts on Upper Great Lakes Water Levels: St. Clair River. The report concludes the...
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Working Group News Backgrounder IJC Proposal Proposal documents About the proposal Public meetings How to comment The Review About the process News Comments received Transcripts Submissions Background 1956 Order LOSL Study Key documents The Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Working Group held its...
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in the Lake Ontario-St.Lawrence River system.
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The Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Working Group held its initial meeting in Ottawa, Ontario on December 4, 2009. The purpose of the Working Group is to provide advice to the IJC on the future regulation of water levels and flows in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River system. In this meeting, the...
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In letters sent to the Governor of Illinois, the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Council on Environmental Quality, the International Joint Commission (IJC) expressed its concerns that Asian carp could invade the Great Lakes by way of the Chicago Sanitary...
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) is pleased to announce the release of How are we Living with the Red?, a report that assesses progress toward implementing each of the recommendations that the IJC made in its November 2000 report, Living with the Red. In 2000, the IJC made 28 recommendations...
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River system.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) is pleased to announce the availability of a new map showing transboundary drainage basins shared by Canada and the United States and describing the IJC activities in these basins. The new map is based on geospatial data that has been harmonized between the...
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WINDSOR, Ontario - The International Joint Commission today released its Fourteenth Biennial Report on Great Lakes Water Quality. Under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (Article VII), the International Joint Commission reports to the federal, state and provincial governments biennially...
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in the Lake Ontario-St.Lawrence River system.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) announced today that it will hold public hearings to invite comment on the report of its International Upper Great Lakes Study Board regarding Impacts on Upper Great Lakes Water Levels: St. Clair River. The report is scheduled to be released December 15, 2009...
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden - While participating in World Water Week, the International Joint Commission of Canada and the United States (IJC) released a report that describes how the IJC has helped Canada and the United States prevent and resolve disputes over shared fresh waters and other transboundary...
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in theLakeOntario-St.Lawrence River system. The Board has decided to continue to release outflows in accordance with the regulation plan as much as possible, but may adjust outflows for downstream conditions...
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